In what has put a serious question mark on safety of rail passengers, Madhya Pradesh Finance Minister Jayant Malaiya and his wife were robbed by armed dacoits in Jabalpur-Nizamuddin Express early Thursday.
Malaiya and his wife were travelling in the First Class AC compartment of Jabalpur-Hazrat Nizamuddin Express when armed men forced opened the doors at gun point near Kosi Kalan in Mathura district and looted the passengers including the MP minister. Further details of the loot are awaited.
Another passing by train was also looted by the gang, reports added.
The Kosi Kalan section has, for long, been a trouble spot for the railways. The latest incident indicates that the efforts to ensure safety to trains passing through the section are yet to show results on the ground.
Shaken, Malaiya will meet Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today to complain about the incident.
More details are awaited.